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Free social studies assessments
Landform and Body of Water FREE Cut and Paste Match
Students cut and paste pictures of landforms and bodies of water with their name. Color coded by landforms (white pieces) and bodies of water (gray pieces). Answer key is included!
Landforms included:
-mountain
-valley
-plateau
-plain
-hill
-island
Bodies of Water
-ocean
-lake
-pond
-river
Answer Key Included
Clipart by:
Ashley Hughes and Scrappin Doodles
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K - 3rd
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Mapping Skills Worksheets Cardinal Directions Compass Use Easel Activity
Help your students learn more about how to use a map in this free resource. Each page has a specific map that students will need to answer questions about. Students will show understanding of cardinal directions, how to use a compass, locating a landmark, and determining population of specific towns. Teacher keys are provided for easy grading and review with students on a document camera. Each of the maps can be used as a bell ringer, guided practice, or independent class work. This free resourc
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3rd - 4th
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Newspaper Article Template | Writing a News Article | Printable & Digital
Add creativity and writing practice to any unit of study with this printable and digital newspaper article template. Your students will perfect the art of writing a newspaper article using this blank nonfiction template.Want more summary writing templates? Click here to view 10 editable, printable, and digital graphic organizers for summary writing! This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teach
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4th - 7th
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Veterans Day: Honoring Our Military Differentiated Reading Passages
Veterans Day is an important day to honor our nation's military. Teaching our students about Veterans Day is also important to all of us. Hopefully you will be able to use this free differentiated passage resource to teach about veterans in your classroom! There are high, medium, and low passages designated by a square, triangle, and circle in the top left corner of every passage for easy & discreet coding for the teacher, while students all appear to have the same assignment. I've created e
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: US Holidays Differentiated Reading Passages Leveled Texts bundle
VENN DIAGRAM TEMPLATE (Compare & Contrast)
Enjoy this blank Venn Diagram Template to help your students compare and contrast. This graphic organizer can be used as formative assessments with any type of text or subject matter. The uploaded Venn Diagram comes with and without lines (single and double spacing), depending on your preference.Click HERE if you want an digital and editable version of a blank Venn Diagram.Click HERE if you want a Triple Venn Diagram TEMPLATEDirections:Fill in your name and date.Label each circle with the name
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Not Grade Specific
Label the Continents and Oceans Social Studies SOL 3.5
Students will need to correctly label the 7 continents and 5 oceans. This could be used as a quiz or homework.
Social Studies SOL 3.5 Aligned
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2nd - 4th
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13 Colonies Map & Map Quiz Two Versions FREE Colonial America
I have always found my students are "geographically challenged"! Before studying the American Revolution, I use this quick map review for them to at least have a basic understanding of where the colonies were located. The ZIP file has a PDF student version for posting on personal sites, such as Google classroom or Canvas, or sending to students through email for distance learning. Please do not post of public sites. (These are NOT editable files.)Tutorial How to Make PDFs Editable for Google C
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4th - 8th
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FREE US Northeast Region States & Capitals Maps
UPDATED 2/16/2014! Now includes 3 different maps & 3 different sets of flashcards. Each set of flashcards could also be used as a matching game.
This FREE product contains 3 maps of the Northeast Region of the United States.
• Study guide map labeled with the states and capitals (which can also be used as an answer key)
• Blank map with a word bank of the states and capitals
• Blank map without word bank
Also included are 3 different versions of flashcards to study states and/or capitals
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
50 States and Capitals Freebie: FREE Study Map, List of States, & Study Guide
Help your students know all 50 states and capitals of the United States with this convenient study guide! Included is a list of states, corresponding capitals, state abbreviations, and a labeled map. For more States & Capitals resources, such as practice worksheets, blank maps, test forms, state research project, crosswords, etc., I highly recommend my 50 States & Capitals Mega-Pack Bundle! Not only will you have many worksheets to choose from, but it is also available digitally for Go
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
FREE: Three Branches of Government Cut and Paste Sort
Social Studies resource to help your students learn and review the differences between our nation's three branches of government. This printable worksheet helps students identify the job, the people and the location of each branch of government in an engaging cut and paste activity.
No PREP required! You may assign this worksheet as a class activity to complete altogether or for individual students as a formative assessment. An answer key is provided to model for the students or just for easy g
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3rd - 4th
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Daily Geography or Social Studies Map Skills: FREEBIE
Ever felt the need for a spiral geography to help your students learn map skills and become aware of the world and country around them? Me too. That's why I developed Daily Geography.Questions deal with United States specifics and basics of other continents and their locations. Topics include borders, directions, bodies of water, latitude and longitude, and more.The system is set up for students to answer two questions per day. On Friday, they take a short "check-up" half sheet of four quest
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3rd - 5th
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Map Skills
The student will:Identify a map, globe, and compass roseUse a key to locate places on a mapUse cardinal directionsIdentify land and water featuresIdentify the United States, Washington DC, Virginia, and Richmond. *Leave this page out if you do not need to teach these skills.This is an easy print & go practice or assessment. This product covers Virginia Social Studies Standards K.4, K.5, K.6, K.7 and 1.5.
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K - 2nd
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FREE Canadian Money (Coins) Practice Sheets
This packet includes 8 pages of Canadian money practice sheets.
It includes:
-two charts (one colour, one black and white), showing the six Canadian coins, their names, and their values.
-six pages of counting money sheets (one each for penny, nickel, dime, quarter, loonie, and toonie).
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FREE Canadian Flag Clip Art
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K - 2nd
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FREE Social Studies Map Skills Worksheets & Curriculum Guide
Are you a 3rd-5th grade teacher looking for minimal-prep activities for your students to review or learn social studies topics throughout the year? Are you finding it hard to teach social studies and would love an easy way to implement this subject in your daily schedule?Smart and Simple Social Studies Daily Review is for upper elementary teachers in Grades 3-5 who are looking for minimal-prep and engaging passages and questions for students that align to TEKS Social Studies standards. This comp
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3rd - 5th
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Ontario Social Studies Report Card Comments Grades 1, 2, 3 FREEBIE
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share these in case it was helpful to your report card writing/unit planning!*Note: Last updated: Feb 2021* The goal of this item is just to share samples of what your report card comments for Ontario Social Studies may look like and give you something to start with. A new grade means new activities, new projects and new comments! You've got enough on your plate- so I’m here to help! Take a peek into my comments and see what you can use- FREE! Of course, your admin m
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1st - 3rd
13 Colonies Founding Diagram and Comprehension Questions
This resource includes a diagram about the Founding of the Thirteen Colonies, 10 short answer questions, 2 charts to complete based on information from the text in the chart, and a vocabulary activity. Perfect for use after introducing the Founding of the Thirteen Colonies or for a quick review of Colonial America.
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Check out my entire Fourth Grade SS Interactive Sorts For the Year BUNDLE!
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3rd - 7th
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Continents and Oceans Test & Study Guide
A variation of the Continents and Oceans Quiz, this bundle includes an elementary level test and study guide on the world's continents and oceans. It also includes an Answer Key. *Study guide edited to include Arctic Ocean! :)
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2nd - 5th
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Community Helpers: Match the Tools
I needed something simple to cover our Pre-K standard about community helpers, so I came up with this super easy game that covers math (sorting), Social Studies (community helpers), and Language Arts (speaking, vocabulary)! Students will match the tools to the community helper that uses it. If you want to extend the lesson, ask the students what the helper does with that tool. This is a great tool for small group or one-on-one lessons.
This is a FREE product!
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PreK - 2nd
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FREEBIE 2nd Grade Paleontologist R.I. Close Reading Passage Common Core Aligned
This a SAMPLE from our 5 STAR RATED UNIT. Whole districts are using it.Click HERE 300+ page FULL 2nd Grade Informational Text Unit.This freebie has 1 text about Paleontologists with border and without border for annotations and text coding. Also contained in this freebie are two graphic organizers for asking questions and fact collecting. Full Answer Key! Click here to see my 3rd Grade Interactive Reading Notebook. Click here to see my 2nd Grade Interactive Reading Notebook. Click here to see my
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2nd
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Need vs. Wants Sort Worksheet
With this worksheet students can sort items that are wants and items that are needs. This would go great with a wants and needs lesson for social studies, reading, or just as a cool exploration during the day!
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K - 2nd
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50 States and Capitals Northeast Region Freebie Sample
Make learning the 50 states and capitals more fun with my Northeast Region States and Capitals freebie sample This is one of the 5 regional map activity packets offered in a larger bundle in my store. If you enjoy this freebie, check out the full activity linked below.The United States and Capitals Geography Review Activities and Assessment BundleThe United States and Capitals Geography Review ActivitiesThe United States and Capitals Geography by Regions Printables & AssessmentsIncluded:• No
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 50 States and Capitals Bundle Map Print & Digital Resource 50% OFF
Benjamin Franklin FREEBIE Reading Passage
In this resource, there are three nonfiction-reading passages based on Benjamin Franklin (for k-2). If your classroom is like mine, there are readers all over the spectrum, yet it is vital that all students understand these important concepts. I've created each passage on three different reading levels to make differentiation much easier. Guided Reading Levels: D-E-H
In this Georgia fourth grade social studies resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the Battle of Bunker Hill Dif
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K - 2nd
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Continents and Oceans Quiz & Study Guide
This bundle includes an elementary level quiz and study guide on the world's continents and oceans. It also includes an Answer Key.*Study guide edited to include Arctic Ocean! :)
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2nd - 5th
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Free Interactive Notebook Grading Check in English and Spanish
This free interactive notebook check is a quick and easy grading rubric that allows teachers to grade interactive notebooks at a glance. Use it to grade students on their table of contents, completion of daily work, page numbers, completed glossary, and overall neatness and organization. It can be used in any subject area and for upper elementary, middle school, and high school.This resource contains three versions of grading feedback sheets. The first has four checklists to a page so the teache
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4th - 10th
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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